Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world has also announced a strategic partnership with Franklin Templeton, a global investment giant with 1.6 trillion assets under management. The collaboration is to create new digital asset projects and investment products that are combining the efficiency of blockchain with the size of traditional finance.

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The move highlights the growing interest among established financial institutions in looking at the possibility of blockchain revamping capital markets. 

Having Franklin Templeton knowledge on compliant tokenization and Binance trading infrastructure, the partnership aims at unlocking quicker settlements, enhanced transparency, and extended access among investors across the globe.

One core aspect of the collaboration is the capabilities of Franklin Templeton in the field of tokenization, which implies the securities and assets representation in the form of tokens supported by blockchain. This would enable the settlement to be streamlined, allow better management of collateral and it would enable more flexible construction of the portfolio.

Roger Bayston, the EVP and Head of Digital Assets, Franklin Templeton, added institutional and retail investors are increasingly inquiring about digital assets. Nevertheless, he emphasized the adoption is predicated on the accessibility and reliability of these products. 

Through collaboration with Binance we can design the portfolios of the future where tokenization becomes a reality from concept to practice and provides efficiencies at scale, Bayston said.

Sandy Kaul, EVP and Head of Innovation at Franklin Templeton, pointed out that blockchain is not a disruption but the evolution of current financial systems. She also pointed out that efforts like the Benji Technology Platform led by the firm can be extended with the reach of Binance, expanding institutional grade blockchain solutions to a wider audience.

Kaul said that blockchain provides the opportunity to redesign old systems instead of substituting them. The adoption is faster through such collaborations and assists in bridging the traditional and decentralized finance worlds.

Binance has always been on the frontline of crypto innovation, having provided trade solutions based on accessibility and efficiency. As Catherine Chen, Head of VIP and Institutional at Binance, stressed, the partnership is part of the efforts by the company to connect digital assets with the world of capital.

Collaboration with Franklin Templeton allows us to create innovative investment products that can increase the number of opportunities for both institutes and individuals, Chen said. We are jointly developing scalable solutions that will lead to meaningful usage of blockchain in finance.

The partnership is part of a larger trend in which traditional finance giants are collaborating with blockchain pioneers to develop financial products that are future-proof. With expertise in regulation and state-of-the-art trading technology, both Binance and Franklin Templeton can offer scalable and reliable services to a broad range of investors.

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